10 must-read asia books like Il demone dai capelli bianchi by Edogawa Rampo

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Il demone dai capelli bianchi

By: Edogawa Rampo

3.69

Format: 191 pages, Paperback

Il giovane Omuta Toshikiyo è l’uomo più ricco della città giapponese di S. È sposato con una donna …

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Cover of Sanshirō by Jay Rubin, Natsume Sōseki

1. Sanshirō

By: Jay Rubin , Natsume Sōseki

3.82

Format: 248 pages, Paperback

One of Soseki's most beloved works of fiction, the novel depicts the 23-year-old Sanshiro leaving t… read more

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"Desire is a frightening thing."

-Jay Rubin, Sanshirō

"Doğa, bir mücevheri yaratana kadar kim bilir kaç yıl harcamıştır. Yine o mücevher, madencinin şansı yaver gidene dek, yıldızlar altında kaç yıl, tek başına parlamıştır?"

-Jay Rubin, Sanshirō

"Ora io sto studiando questo libro solo per l'esame, solo per guadagnarmi il pane, trattenendo rabbia e lacrime. Ricordate: sia maledetto per sempre il sistema degli esami!"

-Jay Rubin, Sanshirō

"Hirota feels strongly drawn toward nature and the natural, is hyper-sensitive to the artificial—particularly that most cramped and constraining man-made creation, society—and does his best to avoid i…"

-Jay Rubin, Sanshirō

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2. A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments

By: David Foster Wallace

4.15

Format: 353 pages, Paperback

In this exuberantly praised book — a collection of seven pieces on subjects ranging from television… read more

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"What I know about auto racing could be inscribed with a dry Magic Marker on the lip of a Coke bottle."

-David Foster Wallace, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments

"If Realism called it like it saw it, Metafiction simply called it as it saw itself seeing itself see it."

-David Foster Wallace, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments

"Quentin Tarantino is interested in watching somebody's ear getting cut off; David Lynch is interested in the ear."

-David Foster Wallace, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments

"American human beings are a slippery and protean bunch in real life, hard as hell to get any kind of universal handle on."

-David Foster Wallace, A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments

Cover of In Praise of Shadows by Edward G. Seidensticker, Jun'ichirō Tanizaki, Thomas J. Harper, Charles Moore, None

3. In Praise of Shadows

By: Edward G. Seidensticker , Jun'ichirō Tanizaki , Thomas J. Harper , Charles Moore , None

4.75

Format: 335 pages, Paperback

An essay on aesthetics by the Japanese novelist, this book explores architecture, jade, food, and e… read more

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Cover of The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter by Anonymous, Yasunari Kawabata, Donald Keene

4. The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter

By: Anonymous , Yasunari Kawabata , Donald Keene

3.79

Format: 180 pages, Paperback

Preface by Donald Keene Taketori Monogatari, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter is the oldest surviving… read more

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  • japan
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5. The Tenant

By: Thomas Ligotti , Francis K. Price , Roland Topor

3.91

Format: 340 pages, Paperback

The Tenantchronicles a harrowing, fascinating descent into madness as the pathologically alienated … read more

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6. The Last Day of a Condemned Man

By: Victor Hugo , Libby Purves , Geoff Woollen

3.98

Format: 109 pages, Paperback

Deeply shocking in its time, The Last Day of a Condemned Man is a profound and moving tale and a vi… read more

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"إن الموت يجعلني إنساناً شريراً !!"

-Victor Hugo, The Last Day of a Condemned Man

"كنت قادراً على التفكير في كل ما يسرني ، لأني كنتُ حراً"

-Victor Hugo, The Last Day of a Condemned Man

"¡Cuantós han muerto habiendo hecho planes para una larga vida!"

-Victor Hugo, The Last Day of a Condemned Man

"ماذا عراني فصرت بهذه الدرجة من التخاذل والإنهيار؟ إن باب القبر لا يُفتح من الداخل!!"

-Victor Hugo, The Last Day of a Condemned Man

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7. The Lottery

By: Shirley Jackson

4.05

Format: 30 pages, Paperback

In a small American town, the local residents are abuzz with excitement and nervousness when they w… read more

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"It's not the way it used to be... people ain't the way they used to be."

-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery

"It isn't fair, it isn't right," Mrs. Hutchinson screamed, and then they were upon her."

-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery

"The morning of June 27th was clear and sunny, with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day; the flowers were blossoming profusely and the grass was richly green."

-Shirley Jackson, The Lottery

Cover of La profezia dell'armadillo by Zerocalcare

8. La profezia dell'armadillo

By: Zerocalcare

3.58

Format: 366 pages, Paperback

Centotrentasei tavole, divise in storie brevi alla sua maniera, storielle di una o quattro/cinque p… read more

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9. Dream Story

By: Frederic Raphael , Arthur Schnitzler , J.M.Q. Davies

3.76

Format: 117 pages, Paperback

Like his Viennese contemporary Sigmund Freud, the doctor and dramatist Arthur Schnitzler (1862-1931… read more

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"El imperativo urgente del momento era huir, al menos por un tiempo, al sueño y al olvido."

-Frederic Raphael, Dream Story

"متأكدة بقدر حدسي أن حقيقة ليلة، بل حتى حقيقة حياة إنسان بأكملها، لا تعني في الوقت ذاته حقيقته الداخلية."

-Frederic Raphael, Dream Story

"بدا له أنه لو وقف وحده سافِر الوجه بين كل هؤلاء المقنَّعين، فسيكون الأمر أسوأ آلاف المرات من أن يقف فجأة عاريًا بين اللابسين"

-Frederic Raphael, Dream Story

"Am I sure? Only as sure as I am that the reality of one night, let alone that of a whole lifetime, can ever be the whole truth."

-Frederic Raphael, Dream Story

10. The Castle of Crossed Destinies

By: Italo Calvino

5.00

Format: 36 pages, Paperback

A group of travellers chance to meet, first in a castle, then a tavern. Their powers of speech are … read more

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11. Hercule Poirot's Christmas (Hercule Poirot, #20)

By: Agatha Christie

3.78

Format: None pages, Paperback

Motives for Murder: A fortune in uncut diamonds, hidden by an eccentric old man - A woman's love, t… read more

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12. The Dancing Girl of Izu and Other Stories

By: Yasunari Kawabata , J. Martin Holman

3.58

Format: 376 pages, Paperback

Influential Japanese novelist Yasunari Kawabata has constructed an autobiography through his fictio… read more

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13. La settimana bianca

By: Emmanuel Carrère , Maurizia Balmelli

3.90

Format: 15 pages, Paperback

<>ha raccontato una volta Emmanuel Carrere <>. All'inizio, infatti, il piccolo Nicolas ha tutta l'a… read more

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14. Almost Transparent Blue

By: Ryū Murakami , Nancy Andrew

3.75

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Almost Transparent Blue is a brutal tale of lost youth in a Japanese port town close to an American… read more

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15. Devils in Daylight

By: Jun'ichirō Tanizaki , J. Keith Vincent

3.62

Format: 176 pages, Hardcover

One morning, Takahashi, a writer who has just stayed up all night working, is interrupted by a phon… read more

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16. Tokyo Express

By: Seichō Matsumoto

3.68

Format: 175 pages, Paperback

In una cala rocciosa della baia di Hakata, i corpi di un uomo e di una donna vengono rinvenuti all’… read more

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17. Quando muori resta a me

By: Zerocalcare

4.57

Format: 304 pages, Hardcover

Un viaggio con suo padre verso il paesino tra le Dolomiti da cui proviene la famiglia paterna sareb… read more

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18. La libreria dei gatti neri

By: Piergiorgio Pulixi

3.90

Format: 286 pages, Kindle Edition

Grande appassionato di gialli, Marzio Montecristo ha aperto da qualche anno nel centro di Cagliari … read more

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19. Parti e omicidi

By: Sayaka Murata

3.76

Format: 152 pages, Paperback

Parti e omicidi è una raccolta di racconti ambientati in una Tokyo di un futuro non ben precisato, … read more

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20. Life Ceremony

By: Sayaka Murata

3.75

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

With Life Ceremony, the incomparable Sayaka Murata is back with her first collection of short stori… read more

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"Nowadays, your partner is not necessarily a sex object - this is a wonderful advancement."

-Sayaka Murata, Life Ceremony

"I'm seeking an amicable daily routine with someone I get along well with, like brother and sister, without being a slave to sex"

-Sayaka Murata, Life Ceremony

"Walking like this, feeling like a feral human, even machines and buildings were warm to the touch, and some emitted sounds and vibrations. Their presence was similar to the sounds emitted by life-for…"

-Sayaka Murata, Life Ceremony

"If they tried it, the memories of the wild rooted in their flesh would come back to them, and they would discover that eating the city like this would connect the earth between the gaps in the concre…"

-Sayaka Murata, Life Ceremony

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21. If Cats Disappeared from the World

By: Genki Kawamura

3.80

Format: 202 pages, Paperback

Our narrator’s days are numbered. Estranged from his family, living alone with only his cat Cabbage… read more

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"There is a difference between knowing the path and walking the path."

-Genki Kawamura, If Cats Disappeared from the World

"They say that when a man is dying, the first name that comes to mind is his first love."

-Genki Kawamura, If Cats Disappeared from the World

"Throughout history we’ve given birth to new things, only to lose the old way of doing things."

-Genki Kawamura, If Cats Disappeared from the World

"Yeah, but just being alive doesn't mean all that much on its own. How you live is more important."

-Genki Kawamura, If Cats Disappeared from the World

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22. La lucertola nera

By: Edogawa Ranpo

3.39

Format: 220 pages, Paperback

Nel cuore di uno dei quartieri più brulicanti di vita di Tokyo, al termine di una festa sfrenata, u… read more

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Cover of Life for Sale by Yukio Mishima

23. Life for Sale

By: Yukio Mishima

3.72

Format: 192 pages, Paperback

'Life for sale. Use me as you wish. I am a twenty-seven-year-old male. Discretion guaranteed. Will … read more

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"It's only the desire to live as long as possible that makes everything seem complicated and mysterious."

-Yukio Mishima, Life for Sale

"Když si rozsvítíš v malém pokoji modrou lampu, taky ti všechno zmodrá, ale tím se z toho pokoje ještě moře nestane."

-Yukio Mishima, Life for Sale

"A dead body reminds me a bit of a bottle of whisky. If you drop the bottle and it cracks, what’s inside pours out. It’s only natural."

-Yukio Mishima, Life for Sale

"To say human life had no meaning was the easy part. But Hanio was struck all over again by the huge amount of energy required to live a life filled with so much meaninglessness."

-Yukio Mishima, Life for Sale

Cover of Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World by Matt Alt

24. Pure Invention: How Japan Made the Modern World

By: Matt Alt

4.20

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

The untold story of how Japan became a cultural superpower through the fantastic inventions that ca… read more

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25. La strega

By: Shirley Jackson

3.34

Format: 66 pages, Paperback

Tre dei racconti qui riuniti hanno come protagoniste quelle creaturine infide, pericolose, enigmati… read more

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Cover of A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea by Masaji Ishikawa

26. A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea

By: Masaji Ishikawa

4.28

Format: 174 pages, Kindle Edition

The harrowing true story of one man’s life in—and subsequent escape from—North Korea, one of the wo… read more

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"I want to give this food to my family in North Korea. But I can’t. So I entrust it to the seagulls. And in my heart, they carry it off to my family. And I weep."

-Masaji Ishikawa, A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea

Cover of The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By by Georges Simenon

27. The Man Who Watched the Trains Go By

By: Georges Simenon

3.81

Format: 251 pages, Paperback

Kees Popinga is an average man, a solid citizen who might enjoy a game of chess in the evening. But… read more

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Cover of Sanguina ancora. L'incredibile vita di Fëdor M. Dostojevskij by Paolo Nori

28. Sanguina ancora. L'incredibile vita di Fëdor M. Dostojevskij

By: Paolo Nori

3.97

Format: 286 pages, Hardcover

Tutto comincia con Delitto e castigo, un romanzo che Paolo Nori legge da ragazzo: è una iniziazione… read more

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29. Racconti fantastici

By: Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

3.84

Format: 127 pages, Paperback

Otto racconti fantastici scritti tra il 1916 e il 1924, gli anni più fecondi nell'attività artistic… read more

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30. Il demone dai capelli bianchi

By: Edogawa Rampo

3.69

Format: 191 pages, Paperback

Il giovane Omuta Toshikiyo è l’uomo più ricco della città giapponese di S. È sposato con una donna … read more

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  • asia
  • japan
Cover of The Demon of the Lonely Isle by Edogawa Ranpo

31. The Demon of the Lonely Isle

By: Edogawa Ranpo

4.12

Format: 207 pages, Kindle Edition

Circus freaks. Transgressive desires. Murder and exploitation. 'The Demon of the Lonely Isle' is a … read more

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13 must-read japan books like Il demone dai capelli bianchi by Edogawa Rampo

Transform Your Habits

Sanshirō

Jay Rubin , Natsume Sōseki

3.82

Transform Your Habits

In Praise of Shadows

Edward G. Seidensticker , Jun'ichirō Tanizaki , Thomas J. Harper , Charles Moore , None

4.75

Transform Your Habits

The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter

Anonymous , Yasunari Kawabata , Donald Keene

3.79

Transform Your Habits

Tokyo Express

Seichō Matsumoto

3.68

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Transform Your Habits

Understanding Japan: A Cultural History

Mark J. Ravina

3.52

Transform Your Habits

Abroad in Japan: Ten Years In The Land Of The Rising Sun

Chris Broad

4.18

Transform Your Habits

A Brief History of Japan: Samurai, Shogun and Zen: The Extraordinary Story of the Land of the Rising Sun (Brief History of Asia Series)

Jonathan Clements

3.75

Transform Your Habits

Japan Story

Christopher Harding

3.99

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